Sagres Energy Announces Completion of Private Placement Financing

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Sept. 17, 2010) -

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Sagres Energy Inc. ("Sagres") (TSX VENTURE:SGI), an international oil and gas exploration company with an exploration portfolio in Guyana and Jamaica, announced today that it has closed the upsized private placement financing of units of Sagres at an issue price of $0.35 per unit for gross proceeds of $8.0 million. Each unit consists of one common share of Sagres and one-half warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share of Sagres at $0.55 for a period of 18 months. An aggregate of $322,000 in finder's fees were paid or are payable to certain arm's length persons in connection with the financing. The securities are subject to a four-month hold period.

About Sagres

Sagres Energy Inc. is a Canadian based international oil and gas exploration company with an exploration portfolio in Guyana and Jamaica. The common shares of Sagres are listed for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "SGI".

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